Central Franconian

Alternative forms

• Sester, Söster (obsolete)

Noun

Schwester f ‎(plural Schwestere, diminutive Schwesterche)

1. sister

   Meng Schwester es net ens e Johr aaler wie ich.

   My sister is less than a year older than me.

2. nun
3. nurse

German

Alternative forms

• Schw. abbreviation

Etymology

From Old High German swester, from Proto-Germanic *swestēr, from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr. Compare Low German swester, Dutch zuster, English sister, Danish søster, Swedish syster.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃvɛstɐ/, [ˈʃʋɛstɐ]
• Rhymes: -ɛstɐ

Noun

Schwester f ‎(genitive Schwester, plural Schwestern)

1. sister
2. (chiefly colloquial, short for Krankenschwester) nurse; by extension used to refer to any medical staff that is not a doctor (usually, but not necessarily, confined to female staff)
3. nurse; used as a title of address for nurses
4. (Christianity) sister; nun; used particularly, but not only, as a title of address

Declension

Derived terms

• Kinderschwester
• Krankenschwester
• Ordensschwester

Crimean Gothic

Noun

schwester

1. sister
   • 1562, Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq:

     Schuuester. Soror.